Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-27
In POLICE CIRCLES.
JUSTICE RICHARDSON HAS A LoEG
DOCKET FORA CHRISTMAS GREETING.
Examination OF Thief Who was Caught
in a steel TIap-A Case Of Fe-
lonIous Cutting, &C.. &c.

in q Steel TIap-A Case OF re-
lonIous Cutting, &C.. &c.
Justice Richardson assembled the Po-
lice Court bench yesterday morning
promptly Mt half-past 9 o'clock and went
to work in dead earnest TO clear his
Christmas docket, which consisted Of
thirty-nine separate and distinct cases.
Fortunately for him he had the pleasure
OF listening TO the dissertations of learned
counsel in but few cases, aud he was
able to make good progress and had
finished his days work, so far as con-
cerned his duties on the bench, at ~
p. NJ.
The persons charged with offending
against the law embraced men OF various
walks and stations in life. One was
charged with being fugitive from JUS
tice, two with vagrancy, three with lar
ceny one with hOusebreaking, one with
two cases OF fclOnious cutting, and the
remainder with assault, drunkenness,
and the committal Of other offences to
which drinking led. 1t speaks well for
Richmond that although Sunday was
Christmas Day but one person was taken
in for dissipation, and not a saloon
keeper was reported for violating the
Sunday law.
BUSY C)UEI.
This court sits every day 10 the year
except Sundays unless for special rea-
sons, and pays no heed whatever to holi-
days. In fact. its business is larger
Just after such an occasion than at other
seasons. As a result of yesterdays work
/ eleven persons were sent to jail to board
with Sergeant Smith, and from the
/ pockets of others the courts treasury
was rep.enished to the extent Of $3.50
Of fines and costs collected. How many
good Christmas dinners and nice pres
ents might have been purchased to have
added to domestic felicity. and what a
+ pity this money had not been so spent
. before those upon whom ihe assess
ments were made had an opportunity
to spend it in liquor.
CAUGHT IN \ COON-TRlP.
When Sergeant Thomas called the
name of John Glasgow q burly buck
about twenty years old walked ont Of the
prisoners pen. John, not being pos
scsscG of liberal means, Saturday night
went to the back window Of Taylor ~
Bolling's wholesale grocery, on Four
tecnth street between Main and Cary, for
/ the purpose of getting n few things for
/ the HOLIDAYS. OF course he had no in-
/ teution Of stealing, bat simply wanted a
+ few confectious aud eatablcs that he had
omitted to purchase before it became
dark, and finding the place closed, be
concluded TO play both storckceper and
customer.
Messrs. Taylor & Boiling have been
bothered for some time by thieves break
ing their back windows and stealing
candy from tubs standing near by The
/ window is seven feet above tie alley.
; Saturday afternoon n member Of the
( firm bought large coon-trap and im-
bedded il in the candy, and then eXtin-
euished the light, to await the arrival of
the nightly visitor They had not
waited long when the trap was heard To
"c!ick. Picking up an old pistol Nh.
Boiling proceeded 10 the back part o!
the store and found Glasgow's body
swinging outside OF the building and his
hand securely fastened in the trap. \
/ policeman was sent tor and the prisoner
was taken 20 the First police station
"Whoarrested the prisoner? queried
Justice Richardson, with a smile playing
over his face.
81 did, replied the Sergeant, quickly
rising from his seat.
"No. sir" observed the Justice, "the
trap canght him
The Sergeant owned mp, and GLASGOW,
not being able to make On entirely salts
factory explanation, was sent to jail to
eat Christmas fare and to await the solu-
ton by the grand jury Of the problem
as to whether he had "a right to be on
such intimate terms with that trap.
TLOSNACK HERE.
Albert Flonnack was charged with be-
ing "a fugitive from Justice. This is the
man brought back from Baltimore 10y
Officer j. +. Boschen on n requisitiou
from Governor Lee. He was wanted &
answer the charge Of seduction Hi.
case was continued until January 81,
that time may be had to summon wit
nesses both for the defence and for the
/ prosecution.
SENT on rs TWO CASES.
I Dabney Pear, the colored man whose
arrest Saturday night, on the charges OF
assaultlng, cutting, and woundinS Tony
Pacini and A. Uoniui with knife with
intent 10 kill, was announced III Sun
days Dispatch, was before the court.
The trouble occurred in a bar-roOm
down town, and 1t appears that the as
sauts were both uuprOyOhed that the
accused while drunk drew his knife and
rushed at both men, 5tabbing one on the
head and the other on the hand. Pear,
when asked about the matter, said that
he was drunk and he had 10 knowledge
of what he had done He was sent on
to the grand jury in both cases.
OTHER CASES.
Among the other cases of lesser i'm
portance disposed Of were the follow
ing
John Thompson aud James Riley,
tramps. Thompson ordered to leave
town in twenty-four hours; Riley re-
quired to give security in the sum OF
500 for thirty days
Robert Lyon (coloredD, stealing $6.4
from Claiborne Christian. Continued
until to-day.
Willie Mosby (colored). feloniously
assaulting and beating Robert Curtis,
with intent to Kill. Fined $40 and costs
and required to give security for his
good behavior.
James Joyce, stealing two pair OF
shoes, the property of Emma Payne.
Whipped in court by his mother.
Robert Rocklington, drunk and dis
orderly and resisting the police. Fined
| so and costs.
Aaron Henney, assaulting and striking
Charles Epps ia the public street. Sc
curity required for six months IN the
sum of 800.
Aaron c. Hunt lcolored). stealing 81
from Lucy Allen. Continued until to-